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Since general anesthesia is not used, how is the patient kept comfortable during laser spine surgery?

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Since general anesthesia is not used, how is the patient kept comfortable during laser spine surgery?

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Intravenous medications are given to keep the patient comfortable throughout the procedure and then a local anesthetic is administered at the surgical site. The patient is kept comfortable and if desired, can talk to the surgical team during the procedure if discomfort is felt.